Craft

I've been recently going through my WIP projects and attempting to get them all finished up and done. A few years ago I purchased fabric and made the main body of a dress inspired by a top I saw on Heavy Red. But the ruffles continue to allude me. If anyone has any suggestions...

i want to gift my friend a very special handmade craft.... plzz suggest me easy crafts

I luv quilling I'm sending a picture of some of my work for you guys to see if I can figure out how to do it. but I need help finding some real thin double sided tape for some of my quilling projects have any of you heard of Lisa-Marie Klup sjes from Denmark I found out about...

I have known how to knit for many years but did not care for it. I know find myself knitting small items now again (casting on is far to tedious to make larger items) And do you know what? It all looks far neater and just like in the books if you make your purl stitches the...

Hi! Recently I decided to make my shoe lover friend a shoe plushie. I was thinking somewhere along the lines of a hoe I high heel with red soles, louboutin style. However, the only kinds of examples I found were chew toys for dogs. Does anybody knows where I can get a pattern...

I'm doing costumes for a theatre production and there's been talk of Hot air balloon fabric! does anyone who lives in the UK know where I could get some from?

I've been sewing lots recently and am looking for awesome new blogs to fill up my RSS with.

I've been trying to cook more, so each week I've been picking a new recipe to try for dinner and I was wondering what delicious things you've all been cooking to give me some inspiration!

I want to stitch a sling bag... I have a cotton and demin fabric... few pieces of black rexin... but dont know how to start... plz help

Hey! A few months ago I bought an old guitar and I’m restoring it. I also bought an extra guitar body to test the tools, the paint, etc without destroying the good one. I'm wondering about what to do with this extra body once I finish my guitar, cause I can't make another...

Hi all, I'm wanting to make myself a Star Trak Original Series female uniform, which hilariously is called the 'skant' uniform. Just wondering if any one one CO+K has tried it before and can offer any hints and tips about patterns and material?

Hi I'm making a red riding hood costume from once upon a time and I'm having trouble with the corset. I'm not making it for anything special so it doesn't have to tie tight or anything, I cant find corset boning in any shops near where I live and I cant buy it online. I'v...

I have just made up a toile for a pair of trousers. After shortening the distance between the crotch & the waist, the inside seams of the back leg on both sides is turning forward pulling the line of the leg out of kilter. Any ideas what I've done wrong?

I am not sure how I should go about putting the bobby pins on the pieces I cut from an old necklace. The wire is too flimsy to wrap around anything, already cut it probably too short if that could have been possible anyhow. I was toying with this for awhile and now that I am...

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So I'm making my own bralette from scratch, took the frames from an old bra and put it into this one. but I can't make the middle part(the part between the boobs) touch mu skin, it just goes our and doesn't give support at all! any tips on how to fix this problem?

Hi everybody! I'm about to start a new project and I'm having a lot of difficulty choosing a fabric to use. I'm creating a dress similar to the black Giorgio Armani dress from The Ugly Truth (follow the link below for a picture). Any suggestions on what type of fabric its made...

For those of you who make plushies or small stuffed dolls, how do you get them to turn out nicely? I have made a couple plushies that I have been happy with, but I can't seem to get good results consistently.

So as usual we got the obligatory bath bombs for Christmas, but since we have moved we no longer have a bath! Does anyone have any suggestions on other things to do with them or other ways to use them?

looking for plus size 1 Xl or 2 Xl patterns for crochet apparel an I just cant seem to find any

I really like to make secret compartments in furniture. I have a coffee table that has frame boards that make a swiveling compartment impossible. They run horizontally directly under the table top. I could saw out a piece but it would be too obvious. Any ideas?

Hi CO+K! friends, This Christmas I got a Dremel 3000 which is a multitool... does anyone have experience here or knows projects you can make with this tool... I haven't got the slightest clue :/ Thanks!

After years of thinking they were too intimidating to touch, I finally caved and got a serger. I really want to practice with all of the different stitches and things to get myself used to my machine, but I'm not really sure if there's anything more fun I can do with scrap...

Hi! I bought some cheap chain a while ago - it looks alright, but it's just a bit to yellowish for me. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make it look better? Possibly making it look older with some sort of stain or dye, but I don't know how I'd do that.

I was thinking about duct tape for prom or possibly doing starburst wrapper dress. I saw some cute duct tape dresses but never saw a starburst dress I was wanting your onion would this be a cute idea?Also if none of those work what do u think would be cute ... thank you for...

I've had a lot of luck so far with finding most of my supplies through donations in exchange for shop discounts or just sale shopping and hardcore couponing, but this is the one item I cannot seem to find at reasonable prices anywhere. The least I've seen any go for was the...

hey! I don't know what to do with my hair for a xmas party. I need to keep part of it down but I don't know what to do...any ideas?

I have my own version of bread and butter pudding which is really easy to make. Custard mixture: 2 medium eggs, 100 gr unsalted butter (melted in low temperature), 2 tbsp granulated sugar, 300 ml full cream milk. Sugar should be dissolved in the warm melted butter. Stir in all...

Hi All! Happy Holiday of your choice! I decided to make two mini top hats for some friends for the holidays, but I'm stuck on one part - what is the best way to attach the hat to your head? I've seen three methods: A ribbon tying it to your head, a plastic headband, or...

I have my 1st Craft Fayre next week and would love to make 2 or 3 displays for neck pieces. Maybe polystyrene or black art sheet? What you think? I have just discovered this site tonight. Agnes